Report: Chris Harris to have MRI on knee

Posted by Mike Wilkening on January 12, 2014, 10:59 PM EST

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At his postgame press conference Sunday, Broncos coach John Fox said he didn’t have an update on the health of cornerback Chris Harris, who suffered knee and ankle injuries in Denver’s divisional-round victory vs. San Diego.

Harris, who started at left cornerback vs. San Diego, was the Broncos’ “only and most significant injury” in victory, Fox said.

The 24-year-old Harris is one of the Broncos’ key players in the secondary. According to Pro Football Focus, Harris played a team-high 1,059 regular-season snaps for Denver, defending 13 passes and hauling in three interceptions in 16 games (15 starts).

Major concern for Denver. Jammer got roasted like a marshmellow as soon as they put him on the field, dude doesn’t have anything left. The Broncos need to play Webster or Carter, just to have someone out there who can actually run.

atwatercrushesokoye says:Jan 12, 2014 11:07 PM

With DRC, Bailey and Harris the Broncos are okay at corner however as we all saw today when one goes out depth is a serious issue and there’s a big drop off. Hopefully Harris is good to go next week, otherwise it could be a long day.

beauregard says:Jan 12, 2014 11:21 PM

ACL tears and concussions. It’s tough for a NFL player to get through a season without one or the other.

Teammates are all encouraging Cliff and looking forward to the time he no longer has to shuffle around on his knees.

bigdaddy44 says:Jan 13, 2014 2:10 AM

Harris would be a major loss for the Broncos. Jammer and a less than 100% Bailey would be a significant downgrade. On the Patriots side, both Talib and Dennard looked like they were both back in their early season form before being injured. If those two are truly back in form, the Patriots stand a good chance of beating Denver.